Shawn Setaro
Nile Rodgers Talks Making Music With Avicii and Explains Why He’s ‘Maybe the Best I’ve Ever Worked With’
The pop music legend has made music with everyone, and has the stories to prove it.
Shawn Setaro
Bounce Music Pioneers Are Happy Drake's Using Their Sound
Drake took New Orleans’ homegrown brand of hip-hop and used it to get to the top of the charts. We talked to the creators of the style to see what they thought.
Shawn Setaro
Who Is Kanye Rebelling Against by Supporting Trump?
Kanye West may feel like aligning himself with conservatives is a move against the status quo. In fact, it’s the exact opposite.
Shawn Setaro
6 Movie Franchises That Need to Die Right Now
There are far too many movies franchises out there that only put out films in order to get to the next one. Time to thin the ranks.
Shawn Setaro
The Best Drake Hooks
Few present-day rappers are as well-known for their hooks as Drake is. Despite what the haters and non-believers might want you to think, a Drake hook can make a good rap song into a great rap song. From classics like "One Dance" to tracks you may have forgotten about, these are the best Drake hooks.
Shawn Setaro
Kanye West Appreciates Flattery From Trump-Loving 'Dilbert' Creator
West also shouted out Donald Glover as "a free thinker."
Shawn Setaro
A Kanye West Album Is Whatever Kanye Says It Is
Can an album be seven songs long? Yes.
Shawn Setaro
From the Black Panthers to 2Pac to Ferguson: The History Behind the FBI’s Latest Move Against Black Activists
The Bureau’s creation of a new category of domestic extremist has a long history—but so does the resistance to it.
Shawn Setaro
12 Things About Your Favorite Rappers You Probably Don’t Know
What's the connection between Pac and Britney? Which critically acclaimed rapper appeared in 'The Color Purple'? Which word didn't Lil Wayne know?
Shawn Setaro
J. Cole's Album Rollout Proves He's a New Kind of Rap Star
KOD’s unconventional rollout shows that Cole can do whatever the hell he wants and still succeed.
Shawn Setaro
Royce da 5'9" and DJ Premier Announce PRhyme Tour
In addition to the seven-show run, the duo has new vinyl on the way.
Shawn Setaro
Sorry T.I. and Gucci: Here's Who Really Invented Trap Music
T.I. may have given the style of music its name, and Gucci Mane gave it its swag. But the man who really came up with Trap Music in the first place is an Atlanta producer who was making trap music long before either of them took the sound mainstream.
Shawn Setaro
The Best Migos Songs
Over the course of their short career, Migos have crafted more than a few chart-topping hits and underground gems. Here is a rundown of the best Migos songs from their catalog—from "Bad and Boujee" and "T-Shirt" to "Pipe It Up" and "Bando."
Brendan Klinkenberg
‘They Take You For a Joke, ’Til They Find Out It’s Serious’: How Jim Jones Ended Up on Top
In 1998, as he was getting ready to lay down his first recorded verse, no one would have predicted that out of all the talented rappers in Harlem, Jimmy Jones would end up having a key role in the world of hip-hop twenty years later. Here’s how it happened.
Shawn Setaro
New Orleans Rap Pioneer Devious on Being Sampled by Cardi B and Drake Going Bounce
One of the originators of bounce music shares his thoughts on the sound he helped create making it to the mainstream yet again.
Shawn Setaro
6 Months Later, There's Still Zero Proof XXXTentacion Donated 100K to a Domestic Violence Charity
The '?' rapper promised six figures’ worth of help to domestic violence prevention organizations. Almost half a year later, there’s a trail of equivocations and unproven claims.
Shawn Setaro
Premiere: DJ Eclipse and Brownout Pay Tribute to Public Enemy With 'Fear of a Brown Planet' Mixtape
The release sets the stage for the 'Fear of a Brown Planet' album, out May 25.
Shawn Setaro
Pusha T's 30 Best Verses
Rap god Pusha T will go down as one of the greatest lyricists of our generation. If you need any proof, look no further than his best verses, which span from his days as part of The Clipse to his Re-Up Gang run to his solo work as part of Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music family.
Frazier Tharpe
Premiere: Smoke DZA, Dom Kennedy, and Cozz Got "The Hook Up" on New Single
The track is from DZA's upcoming album 'Not for Sale.'
Shawn Setaro
Cardi B's 'Invasion of Privacy' By the Numbers
She’s a bad bitch, she doesn’t like you bitches, and she went from rags to riches—oh, and she met Beyoncé. An objective investigation of Bardi’s new album.
Shawn Setaro
